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17-12-2009 12:33 PM
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Hi, this is my first post on here, us old timers from Freenetname are feeling very neglected on the thinkbroadband forum these days 
anyway...
I'm using Classic FTP on a Mac to update a website that is hosted on my Freenetname account, although I can upload data without any problems, I don't seem to be able to delete any of the files that aren't required anymore and get the following message:
Unable to delete directory "folder name"
Doesn't make sense to me, what am I missing, anybody know why this may be so?
cheers
Colin

anyway...
I'm using Classic FTP on a Mac to update a website that is hosted on my Freenetname account, although I can upload data without any problems, I don't seem to be able to delete any of the files that aren't required anymore and get the following message:
Unable to delete directory "folder name"
Doesn't make sense to me, what am I missing, anybody know why this may be so?
cheers
Colin
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17-12-2009 12:36 PM
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A warm welcome to the forum Colin.
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To argue with someone who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead - Thomas Paine
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17-12-2009 12:40 PM
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Welcome to the Community. I've just replied to your post over on TBB, I'll go grab my reply and paste it in here:
Quote Not sure why that would happen if I'm honest, does the folder have a .htaccess file or any other hidden files in there?
If you'd like to PM me an example of the folder you're trying to delete I'll take a look.
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17-12-2009 12:48 PM
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Quote from: Chris Not sure why that would happen if I'm honest, does the folder have a .htaccess file or any other hidden files in there?
cheers for the welcome and ta for the reply chris,
i'll just have to reopen it and have a look, gimme a minute
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17-12-2009 1:24 PM
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I can't see any hidden files, although I'm not sure if Classic ftp would show them. all i can see are a bunch of folders and various html, htm files and one file called feed.xml which I'm not sure what that does
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17-12-2009 1:27 PM
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OK, if you can raise a ticket with a list of the folders you want deleting I'll try and get this pushed through from here for you and find out what's going on.
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17-12-2009 1:38 PM
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EDIT
the ticket number is ID: 31239670
nice one, thanks chris
the ticket number is ID: 31239670
nice one, thanks chris
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17-12-2009 6:53 PM
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chris, I believe the problem lays with Classic FTP program as I've managed to make the edits without a hitch using Dreamweaver
I've just updated the ticket saying this too.

I've just updated the ticket saying this too.
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17-12-2009 7:15 PM
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OK thanks for the update, didn't notice the ticket ID on there earlier. I'll take a look when I'm back in the office tomorrow morning.
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